Select Committee to look into religious extremists

Sandasen Marasinghe and Irangika Range

Leader of the House and Irrigation and Water Resources Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva yesterday stated that a Parliamentary Select Committee will be set up to find out if there are movements of religious extremists in the country.

He made this observation yesterday in Parliament in response to a special statement made my DNA party leader in Parliament Anura Kumara Dissanayake stating if the government is aware of a tendency to create religious extremist groups in Sri Lanka. He also questioned as to what measures the government has taken to bring under control such a tendency. DNA MP Dissanayake further stated that Sri Lanka has bitter experience of a 30 years war. He added that the country does not need to experience another such dark era. He added out of these issue crated for political gains only the common people suffer in this country. Dissanayake stated the Sinhala, Tamil, Malay and Muslim people should live harmoniously in this country. He also added that the government has to consider the threat on the peaceful existence of the country by this tendency and take preventive measures.
He also stated that out of such an issue created by these extremists only the foreign inimical forces would benefit.

Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva stated that the government would take measures to set up a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to find out such an issue. He added all the parties will have their representation in the committee. He added that the government would not allow to reverse the hard-earned peace any way.